Global Patent Index - EP 1489378 A2

EP 1489378 A2 20041222 - Angular position sensor

Title (en)

Angular position sensor

Title (de)

Winkelpositionssensor

Title (fr)

Capteur de position angulaire

Publication

EP 1489378 A2 20041222 (EN)

Application

EP 04252945 A 20040520

Priority

US 46470403 A 20030618

Abstract (en)

An angular position sensor employs a pair of magnets that are disposed on a rotating cylinder at opposite ends of a diameter of the cylinder. A hall-effect flux sensor is fixed within the cylinder and offset from a line of geometric and magnetic symmetry between the magnets. The offset sensor detects a linear change in flux of the magnets as the magnets rotate with the cylinder over a predetermined angular distance and thereby determines the angular position of the cylinder. The offset of the sensor is adjusted to reduce the sensing error.

IPC 1-7

G01B 7/30; G01D 5/14; F02D 9/00

IPC 8 full level

F02D 9/00 (2006.01); F02D 9/10 (2006.01); F02D 11/10 (2006.01); F02D 35/00 (2006.01); F02D 45/00 (2006.01); G01B 7/00 (2006.01); G01B 7/30 (2006.01); G01D 5/14 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

F02D 9/105 (2013.01 - EP US); G01D 5/145 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1489378 A2 20041222; EP 1489378 A3 20060208; JP 2005010164 A 20050113; JP 4035520 B2 20080123; US 2004257067 A1 20041223; US 2005231883 A1 20051020; US 6960973 B2 20051101

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 04252945 A 20040520; JP 2004181094 A 20040618; US 15380805 A 20050615; US 46470403 A 20030618